8 things to know about Groundhog Day and its big star, Punxsutawney Phil

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

Jan 31, 2025 - 12:33
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8 things to know about Groundhog Day and its big star, Punxsutawney Phil
Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual winter forecast to Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel, left, who looks on as the groundhog is held by A.J. Dereume on Feb. 2, 2024. The Inner Circle

The weather-predicting groundhog celebrity has met two presidents and drinks a life-extending elixir: "Our Phil is like, probably 139 years old," Groundhog Club Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel says.

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